Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - undeveloped

1. An undeveloped country or region does not have modern industries and usually has a low standard of living. The big losers will be the undeveloped countries, especially sub-Saharan Africa. ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. Undeveloped land has not been built on or used for activities such as mining and farming. Vast tracts of the country are wild and undeveloped... ...the world’s largest undeveloped gold deposit outside of South Africa. ADJ